The Ministry expects to receive a flight certificate MS-21 in 2019

The new Russian civilian airliner MS-21 has to get a certificate of airworthiness in 2019, said Minister of industry and trade of Russia Denis Manturov.

«We hope that in 2019 will complete all the tests receive a certificate of airworthiness and will be the first commercial supply,» said Novak in the air of TV channel «Russia 24».

The first flight of the new passenger airliner, MS-21-300 was made on Sunday, may 28, was a regular, all the machine system operated without interruption.

The Irkut Corporation generates the family of a passenger short / medium — haul aircraft MS-21. The capacity of the new ships will be from 150 to 211 passengers depending on the aircraft type. The basic version of the aircraft is the MC-21-300 with a capacity of 180-200 seats. 2020, «Irkut» plans to annually produce 20 MS-21, 2023 to 70 cars a year.